And, according to the footie pundits in Huddersfield's Courthouse pub, Sven's men can go all the way.

Last night's 4-2 victory over Croatia was achieved with hard work, class, skill and an ocean of beer - the latter in Huddersfield.

The win earned England a quarter-final tie against Portugal on Thursday night.

And the fans promised to be out again in force - cheering the lads on to glory in every packed, celebrating pub in town.

The Croatia game was played out in front of 40,000 England fans in the Stadium of Light and millions more in bars and clubs throughout the land.

Huddersfield streets were deserted come 7.45pm but in the bars it was a different story.

Antony O'Neill, bar supervisor at The Courthouse, paused from selling huge pitchers of ale to fans, to say: "It's great for business and for the fans.

"We did really well for the France game, not quite as good for the Switzerland match but it's very busy again for tonight's match".

The happy mood of the crowd was suddenly stunned as Croatia grabbed a fourth-minute lead and the tension was clearly evident throughout the next 35 minutes.

But then Scholes and boy wonder Rooney struck in quick succession and the celebrations began.

The second half was played out to a growing crescendo of noise with the "Rooooooooooney" chants growing louder by the minute. And it mattered little that the Courthouse air horn, pumping out the England beat, grew weaker by the second.

There were cheers every time an England player threatened and more cheers every time the cameras focused on the giant Huddersfield Town banner, draped behind one of the goals in the super stadium.